Table 4 Physician agreement with statements describing decision-making (n [%])
From: General practitioners perceptions on advance care planning for patients living with dementia
Statement | n* | Strongly disagree | Moderately disagree | Neither agree nor disagree | Moderately agree | Strongly agree | Don’t know | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
a | Shared decision making including the patient and family caregiver as partners should be a clinical practice goal | 132 | 0 | 0 | 4 [3.0] | 46 [34.6] | 82 [61.7] | 1 [0.8] |
b | The health care provider should always prioritize the patient’s needs in decision- making | 133 | 0 | 4 [3.0] | 7 [5.3] | 39 [29.5] | 83 [62.4] | 0 |
c | The physician should be responsible for making the final decision on the patient’s needs | 133 | 14 [10.5] | 40 (30.1) | 48 [36.1] | 23 [17.3] | 8 [6.0] | 0 |